Motorola DROID 3 update now available, includes Google Talk with video and a host of fixes

Motorola DROID 3 owners, start your update engines. Motorola has announced on its official support forums that an update for the DROID 3 has begun rolling out in stages and is also available to manually pull by going to Menu > Settings > About phone > System updates. The new software is build number 5.6.890, weighs in at 57.6MB, and includes a number of goodies such as Google Video Talk support, better battery life, and improved clarity for incoming calls and navigation. You can check out the full change log below.

We've know about this update for the better part of September, which is probably a tad longer than most DROID 3 owners would've liked, but it's good to see the new software finally starting to make its way to D3 users across the land. DROID 3 folk, be sure to give us a shout in the comments below once you get the update installed!

Call Features

Improved audio clarity for incoming calls and navigation.

No longer receive urgent notifications from Visual Voice Mail.

Email and Messaging

EAS policies can now limit personal email.

After setting up “Other” email accounts, user is now taken back to “Adding Accounts” page.

Yahoo!® emails show correct time-date stamp.

Applications and Widgets

Google Video Talk now comes preloaded.

V CAST Media Manager now comes preloaded.

Geo-tagging feature works properly.

Successfully subscribe to News App bundles.

Successfully launch GoToMeeting®.

When selecting to return “Home” in V CAST Video on Demand, the correct video will play.

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